diff --git a/extensions/kubernetes-client/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/deployment/DevServicesKubernetesProcessor.java b/extensions/kubernetes-client/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/deployment/DevServicesKubernetesProcessor.java
index 397c8aa44dbd8..2ccabb4846d11 100644
--- a/extensions/kubernetes-client/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/deployment/DevServicesKubernetesProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/kubernetes-client/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/deployment/DevServicesKubernetesProcessor.java
@@ -91,7 +91,11 @@ public DevServicesResultBuildItem setupKubernetesDevService(
             LoggingSetupBuildItem loggingSetupBuildItem,
             DevServicesConfig devServicesConfig) {
 
+        System.out.println("HOLLY KUBE setting up Kubernetes DevServices existing " + devService);
+        System.out.println("HOLLY KUBE ds config " + devServicesConfig.enabled());
+
         KubernetesDevServiceCfg configuration = getConfiguration(kubernetesClientBuildTimeConfig);
+        System.out.println("HOLLY KUBE config enabled = " + configuration.devServicesEnabled);
 
         if (devService != null) {
             boolean shouldShutdownTheCluster = !configuration.equals(cfg);
@@ -106,6 +110,7 @@ public DevServicesResultBuildItem setupKubernetesDevService(
                 (launchMode.isTest() ? "(test) " : "") + "Kubernetes Dev Services Starting:",
                 consoleInstalledBuildItem, loggingSetupBuildItem);
         try {
+            System.out.println("HOLLY KUBE about to call the method start kube which doesn't actually start it");
             devService = startKubernetes(dockerStatusBuildItem, configuration, launchMode,
                     !devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem.isEmpty(),
                     devServicesConfig.timeout());
@@ -144,6 +149,7 @@ public DevServicesResultBuildItem setupKubernetesDevService(
                             + "cluster automatically.");
         }
 
+        System.out.println("HOLLY KUBE made the dev services result " + devService);
         return devService.toBuildItem();
     }
 
@@ -162,6 +168,7 @@ private void shutdownCluster() {
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private RunningDevService startKubernetes(DockerStatusBuildItem dockerStatusBuildItem, KubernetesDevServiceCfg config,
             LaunchModeBuildItem launchMode, boolean useSharedNetwork, Optional<Duration> timeout) {
+        System.out.println("HOLLY KUBE about to start " + config.devServicesEnabled);
         if (!config.devServicesEnabled) {
             // explicitly disabled
             log.debug("Not starting Dev Services for Kubernetes, as it has been disabled in the config.");
@@ -173,10 +180,15 @@ private RunningDevService startKubernetes(DockerStatusBuildItem dockerStatusBuil
             log.debug("Not starting Dev Services for Kubernetes, the " + KUBERNETES_CLIENT_MASTER_URL + " is configured.");
             return null;
         }
+        System.out.println("HOLLY KUBE config override " + config.overrideKubeconfig);
 
         if (!config.overrideKubeconfig) {
             var autoConfigMasterUrl = Config.autoConfigure(null).getMasterUrl();
+            System.out.println("HOLLY KUBE comparing  " + DEFAULT_MASTER_URL_ENDING_WITH_SLASH + " and "
+                    + autoConfigMasterUrl);
             if (!DEFAULT_MASTER_URL_ENDING_WITH_SLASH.equals(autoConfigMasterUrl)) {
+                System.out.println("HOLLY KUBE bailing because  " + DEFAULT_MASTER_URL_ENDING_WITH_SLASH + " is not "
+                        + autoConfigMasterUrl);
                 log.debug(
                         "Not starting Dev Services for Kubernetes, the Kubernetes client is auto-configured. Set "
                                 + KUBERNETES_CLIENT_DEVSERVICES_OVERRIDE_KUBECONFIG
@@ -184,18 +196,22 @@ private RunningDevService startKubernetes(DockerStatusBuildItem dockerStatusBuil
                 return null;
             }
         }
+        System.out.println("HOLLY KUBE got past config override ");
 
         if (!dockerStatusBuildItem.isContainerRuntimeAvailable()) {
             log.warn(
                     "Docker isn't working, please configure the Kubernetes client.");
             return null;
         }
+        System.out.println("HOLLY KUBE got past runtime check ");
 
         final Optional<ContainerAddress> maybeContainerAddress = KubernetesContainerLocator.locateContainer(config.serviceName,
                 config.shared,
                 launchMode.getLaunchMode());
+        System.out.println("HOLLY KUBE container address " + maybeContainerAddress);
 
         final Supplier<RunningDevService> defaultKubernetesClusterSupplier = () -> {
+            System.out.println("HOLLY KUBE default supplier doing its thing! " + config.flavor);
             KubernetesContainer container;
             switch (config.flavor) {
                 case api_only:
@@ -228,6 +244,7 @@ private RunningDevService startKubernetes(DockerStatusBuildItem dockerStatusBuil
             timeout.ifPresent(container::withStartupTimeout);
 
             container.withEnv(config.containerEnv);
+            System.out.println("HOLLY KUBE really starting the container! ");
 
             container.start();
 
diff --git a/test-framework/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/quarkus/test/kubernetes/client/AbstractKubernetesTestResource.java b/test-framework/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/quarkus/test/kubernetes/client/AbstractKubernetesTestResource.java
index 0f5d7f0bdbedf..65307e30dc999 100644
--- a/test-framework/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/quarkus/test/kubernetes/client/AbstractKubernetesTestResource.java
+++ b/test-framework/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/quarkus/test/kubernetes/client/AbstractKubernetesTestResource.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public Map<String, String> start() {
         server = createServer();
         initServer();
 
+        System.out.println("HOLLY KUBE doing system props " + getClient().getConfiguration().getMasterUrl());
         systemProps.put(Config.KUBERNETES_MASTER_SYSTEM_PROPERTY, getClient().getConfiguration().getMasterUrl());
 
         configureServer();
diff --git a/test-framework/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/quarkus/test/kubernetes/client/KubernetesMockServerTestResource.java b/test-framework/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/quarkus/test/kubernetes/client/KubernetesMockServerTestResource.java
index 842a3fc110fbc..38fef2cf7f836 100644
--- a/test-framework/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/quarkus/test/kubernetes/client/KubernetesMockServerTestResource.java
+++ b/test-framework/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/quarkus/test/kubernetes/client/KubernetesMockServerTestResource.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ protected void initServer() {
 
     @Override
     protected KubernetesMockServer createServer() {
+        System.out.println("HOLLY KUBE mock server creating server");
         return createMockServer();
     }